LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

gulbia

gulbia f (genitive gulbiae)
Classical[ˈɡʊɫ.bi.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡul.bi.a]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininepiercer, chisel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegulbiagulbiae
genitivegulbiaegulbiārum
dativegulbiaegulbiīs
accusativegulbiamgulbiās
ablativegulbiāgulbiīs
vocativegulbiagulbiae

Origins

Borrowed from Gaulish *gulbiā, from Proto-Celtic *gulb- (whence also the further suffixed *gulbīnos (“beak, bill”); compare Middle Irish gulba (“beak, jaw”), Welsh gylfin (“beak”)), probably of non-Indo-European origin, and not related to Proto-Indo-European *gelbʰ- (“to flay, scrape”).

Descendants
  • Italiangorbia
  • Englishgougefrom Old French gouge
  • Frenchgougefrom Old French gouge
  • Spanishgubia
  • Asturiangubia
  • Galiciangubia

In English words that came into English from gulbia

  • gudgeongulbia

Quick answers

What does gulbia mean in Latin?
gulbia, a noun, means “piercer, chisel”.
What is the genitive of gulbia?
The genitive singular is gulbiae. gulbia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce gulbia?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡʊɫ.bi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡul.bi.a].